People v. Quick
Annotate this CaseDefendant plead guilty to possession for sale of a controlled substance. On appeal, defendant challenged the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence made pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5. Defendant argues that the trial court erred in ruling that the vehicle inventory search was reasonable and incident to a lawful arrest for driving under the influence. The court concluded that the trial court reasonably concluded that it was a lawful inventory search aimed at securing the car and its contents. In the alternative, the trial court did not err in finding that the search was incident to a lawful arrest and did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The court held that a person arrested for driving under the influence, like the defendant in this case, may not defeat a “search incident to arrest” by locking incriminating evidence inside his vehicle. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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